I take my car in to Discount Tire direct every 10,000 miles for a rotation. This amounts to roughly 3 times per year.
How Often Do You Rotate Tires
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I'm a minimalist. Lately, i rotate every 15,000 miles. Getting older has reduced my willingness to do it more often. Front to back, and back to front only. I include the spare tire, but only on the left at first. When it's down to 66% worn, I include it in the right side rotations.
5K miles on my Rubicon and E-150, 10K on the Liberty.
Spring and Fall for the cars, once a year for the truck.
The only reason the cars get it more often is because I have dedicated winter tire/wheel sets, so they get marked with crayon when they come off and re-installed in a rotated pattern when they go on, so in effect they are only being rotated once a year, but there are two sets to rotate.
The only reason the cars get it more often is because I have dedicated winter tire/wheel sets, so they get marked with crayon when they come off and re-installed in a rotated pattern when they go on, so in effect they are only being rotated once a year, but there are two sets to rotate.
~ 6k miles at Discount Tire.
Seen multiple posts about putting better tires with more tread in the front. Sounds weird, but you want the better tires in the back, even in a front wheel drive vehicle.
Discount Tire does them for me every 5-6,000 miles.
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In the fall and spring when I put on and take off the snow tires. I measure the thread wear with an indicator and the front gets the better ones.
It's best to put the better ones on the rears, actually.
In the fall and spring when I put on and take off the snow tires. I measure the thread wear with an indicator and the front gets the better ones.
It's best to put the better ones on the rears, actually.
Every 10K Miles
When I switch over from winters to summers, about 10k mile intervals.
When I bought a set of 4 season tires from Kal-tire here, they acted like it was some kind of big hassle for them to do the free rotations. The tech would measure the tires and say they are wearing evenly and don't need a rotation... And then put on a sad face when I insisted. Seemed strange to me anyways, they spend more time trying to weasel out of it than it took to do the rotation.
When I bought a set of 4 season tires from Kal-tire here, they acted like it was some kind of big hassle for them to do the free rotations. The tech would measure the tires and say they are wearing evenly and don't need a rotation... And then put on a sad face when I insisted. Seemed strange to me anyways, they spend more time trying to weasel out of it than it took to do the rotation.
Wildly platform dependent.
Sig car? Never, equal wear front to rear unless you're tracking her.
Giant super heavy service vans? As needed, usually at 10k miles or even longer.
Silverados? When the rears are down to 50% one rotation is generally all they get!
Our RAM? Trying to treat it like a Silverado, but those darn LTX just won't wear down!
Sig car? Never, equal wear front to rear unless you're tracking her.
Giant super heavy service vans? As needed, usually at 10k miles or even longer.
Silverados? When the rears are down to 50% one rotation is generally all they get!
Our RAM? Trying to treat it like a Silverado, but those darn LTX just won't wear down!
Ford has a package deal, Tire rotation and semi-synthetic oil change. With discount I pay $30 and do it every 8,000.
Wife's CRV gets free rotation every 5-6,000 smiles at Dunn Tire.
Wife's CRV gets free rotation every 5-6,000 smiles at Dunn Tire.
At oil changes (7,500 mi.).
My tires are straight across (no "shoulder wear").
Tire rotation gives you opportunity to inspect things....cracks in brake lines, leaking shocks, suspension bushings, spring rust....and the tires!
My tires are straight across (no "shoulder wear").
Tire rotation gives you opportunity to inspect things....cracks in brake lines, leaking shocks, suspension bushings, spring rust....and the tires!
every 5000 miles
At every oil change which is 6,000 miles on my Subaru. And, previous cars at the 5,000 mile oil changes. I don't want to take chances with tread wear warranties, so I am scrupulous about tire rotations and documentation.
It's free at my local tire shop, every 5,000 miles plus a wheel alignment.
Since I've started replacing tires in 4 instead of 2, I've followed the shops 5,000mi interval for tire rotation so I can get equal wear across 4 tires when it comes for replacement.
My first 4 tires installed on a 02 Chevy Silverado-Bridgestone Dueler Alenzas lasted 5 years - ~60,000mi with equal wear on all 4 tires.
Outer-----Inner.
And yes I did get new tires if you guys were worried about how close they are to the wear bars.
My first 4 tires installed on a 02 Chevy Silverado-Bridgestone Dueler Alenzas lasted 5 years - ~60,000mi with equal wear on all 4 tires.
Outer-----Inner.
And yes I did get new tires if you guys were worried about how close they are to the wear bars.
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